Expensive gadgets - what to buy

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Jan 2016
5:32pm, 6 Jan 2016
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John66
Not been on here for a bit - used to spend bloody hours so stepped away (and got addicted to facebook and instagram instead)

I have a problem

I've got a big birthday coming up next week and the wife said she'd buy me a gadget. At the moment I've got a garmin forerunner (old style, bottom of range 305) and a garmin bike computer (edge 200, about £65). I've also got her fitbit hand-me-down which is one of the ones with 5 dots and no screen (flex)

What I want is something to combine all of these PLUS a few notifications from my iphone. The first thought was obviously an apple watch but I may wait until they get a bit better / more advanced. My second thought was a Garmin Fenix as I think it does all of the above PLUS swimming which I'm going to get back into.

My priorities are:
Steps per day etc
Running
Cycling
Notifications
Swimming

I had heard that the Fenix was a bit of a nightmare - what do you think I should get? Any thoughts?
Jan 2016
5:35pm, 6 Jan 2016
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fetcheveryone
Hiya John, nice to see you :-)

Have you had a look at the TomTom Multisport, or some of their more recent models? I'm not saying it's a magic bullet, and it has a few things that could do with improving (don't they all), but I like mine.
Jan 2016
5:48pm, 6 Jan 2016
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Gromit
I've got the fenix 3 does all of the above you've listed and I've not had any of the issues I had also read about prior to buying - I love it :-)
Jan 2016
6:00pm, 6 Jan 2016
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HappyG(rrr)
Garmin reviews galore here at DC Rainmaker... I fancy a 235. dcrainmaker.com :-) G
Jan 2016
6:02pm, 6 Jan 2016
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Badger
I have an F3. The firmware is way better than it was early on. Mine has hardly been off my wrist since I bought it (sleep tracking, y'know).
Earlier Fenix models are not what you want; notifications crucify the battery life and they don't step count.
Jan 2016
6:04pm, 6 Jan 2016
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Badger
Oh, and Happy G makes a good point, there are other watches which are cheaper than the F3 and do most of what it does. If you don't want a barometric altimeter and course navigation, maybe look at 230/235/630, which I think all support notifications.
Jan 2016
6:05pm, 6 Jan 2016
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John66
Cheers to all. Much appreciated
Jan 2016
6:46pm, 6 Jan 2016
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ChrisHB
Hi John, glad you're still active.
Jan 2016
7:58pm, 6 Jan 2016
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K5 Gus
If you definitely want Swimming, then the 230/235/630 can't track that.

The Vivoactive as a more basic one, or the 920XT as a full blown Triathlon watch, would be your best bet - check the dcrainmaker site for excellent reviews of both
Jan 2016
8:28pm, 6 Jan 2016
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Kimbles
I've got a Fenix 3 and had no problems with it. Great peace of kit :-)

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